Denon’s
DVD lineup has been retooled with two new players – the universal
DVD-1920 ($369) and budget-level DVD-1720 ($149). The DVD-1920 has a
good number of features for its price point, it supports SACD and
DVD-Audio playback and also uses a Faroudja FLI2301 DCDi chipset for
image enhancement. The universal player’s HDMI 1.1 interface also
ensures that any digital video signal is fed directly to the display
without any loss in quality.
The DVD-1720 shares some of
the features of the DVD-1920 like a 10-bit, 54Mhz video D/A converter
and Burr Brown Audio digital-to-analog converters. Both models have
similar Picture Mode adjustments including 4:3 aspect ratio squeeze and
zoom for 480p output, and are capable of playing Windows Media Audio.
Like all Denon universal players they are also compatible with Kodak
and Fuji Picture CDs since they have JPEG photo viewers. Although the
1720 is not HDMI capable it does have a number of standard ...

The
KIT 200 is KEF’s latest Instant Theater system. The company designed it
to give home theater lovers a full-bodied performance from their hi-fi
systems without clutter, confusing separate components, several remote
controls or large floor-standing speakers.

The
original 1970 Woodstock movie included part of Hendrix’s performance in
the festival and 1994’s release of the performance ran for less than an
hour. It took over thirty years but now fans can finally enjoy his
entire set, complete with a new 5.1 Surround Sound track on DVD. “Jimi
Hendrix: Live at Woodstock [The Deluxe Edition]” is scheduled to be
released September 13, 2005 by Experience Hendrix LLC and Universal
Music DVD Video.

Classé
has added a DVD player to its Delta Series of audio-video components.
The CDP-300 is compatible with a number of formats, it plays standard
DVDs and CDs as well as DVD-Audio, DualDisc, discs encoded with MP3,
WMA or AAC audio, Video-CD, S-VCD and JPEG picture discs. Classé says
the CDP-300 fits in stylistically with the rest of the Delta series,
pointing out it is the first DVD player to offer touchscreen control
and video preview on the front panel, allowing users to listen to music
without having any projector-noise distractions.

In
celebration of the launch of the T.Rex Born to Boogie DVD, Sanctuary
Records held a premiere at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema in London, on
April 26th, featuring DTS 96/24 high-resolution audio playback. The
special two-disc release consists of Ringo Starr's 1972 film Born to
Boogie, the only two full concerts ever recorded with T.Rex, and a
wealth of extra material.